Well-founded
The crossword clue "Well-founded" is answered by VALID, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VALID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VALID answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for VALID
Every other clue in this collection answered by VALID, most used first.
- Legitimate - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Sound - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Bona fide - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Legally binding - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- In force - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Well-grounded - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
- Still in effect - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Legally sound - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Legit - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "Well done!" - BRAVO, used 59 times
- Founded: Abbr. - ESTAB, used 45 times
- Well-known - NOTED, used 39 times
- Well-known - FAMED, used 39 times
- Founded - BASED, used 38 times
- Wears well - LASTS, used 31 times
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